About The Credential Crisis
We built a society where opportunity depends on credentials — but the credentials are broken.
Degrees. Résumés. Prestigious titles. For over a century, they’ve served as our dominant signals of ability. But today, they are increasingly misaligned with the rapidly changing skills and values that drive performance, equity, and innovation.
The result?
Millions of people shut out of opportunity — not for lack of talent, but for lack of the “right” signals.
Employers drowning in noise, unable to find real fit.
A growing crisis of trust in education, hiring, and merit itself.
Why I’m Writing
I’ve spent years inside the system — as an MIT PhD, business school professor, and former Associate Provost for Digital Learning & Innovation at Boston University. I’ve seen how our reliance on prestige and expensive paper credentials distorts education, sidelines capable people, and fuels inequality.
But I’m not here to tear it all down.
I’m here to help us build something better.
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